Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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